| Tarkhankut Peninsula | |||||||
| Official Name: | Tarkhankutskyi Peninsula | ||||||
| Type: | Peninsula | ||||||
| Location: | Crimea | ||||||
| Part Of: | Crimea
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| Map: | Crimea | ||||||
| Map Relief: | 1 | ||||||
The Tarkhankut Peninsula (Ukrainian: Тарханкутський півострів|Tarkhankutskyi pivostriv; ; Russian: Тарханкутский полуостров) is the peninsula which constitutes the western extremity of Crimea into the Black Sea. Its northern shore is a southern coast of the Karkinit Bay.[1] Its westernmost point is ; to the south of it is Cape Tarkhankut. The terrain of the peninsula is the Tarkhankut Highlands.
Cape Tarkhankut is a south-western cape of the Peninsula.[2] The Tarkhankut Lighthouse is located on the cape.
The Tarkhankut Upland or Tarkhankut Hills is an upland that constitutes the Tarkhankut Peninsula.[3]
The Tarkhankut Wind Farm is located by the Donuzlav lake on the Tarkhankut Upland.[4]
The Donuzlav Lake is a salty lake that is connected to the Black Sea via a ship channel and located at the southern shores of the peninsula.
During the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Russian Armed Forces stationed the 3rd Radio Engineering Regiment to the region. The area was also equipped with S-400 missile system for air defense. On August 23, 2023, the Ukrainian military allegedly destroyed the site. [5]